[wellylug] depeer

[Chris Hodgetts]

The WellyLUG should use it's funds to buy shares in TelstraCO and then 
lay a shareholders complaint to the board....



Centurion Computer Technology Ltd wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 15:18 +1300, Michael Dittmer wrote:
> 
>>/me wishes he could choose another ISP.
> 
> 
> You can, I believe that Actrix now offer internet via Telstra Clears
> Cable service. Their website alludes to it only being for Business, but
> it might be worth a crack.
> 
>  
> 
>>The subdivision that I'm in only has TC lines (no Telecom lines at all) so I
>>can't get DSL. Also no wireless service is available in Trentham either.
>>
>>/me wonders back off to the corner to sulk... 
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: wellylug-admin at lists.wellylug.org.nz
>>[mailto:wellylug-admin at lists.wellylug.org.nz] On Behalf Of Jeremy Naylor
>>Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 3:07 PM
>>To: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
>>Subject: Re: [wellylug] depeer
>>
>>At 14:44 24/02/2005, you wrote:
>>
>>>Hey Jeremy
>>>
>>>One assumes it was for commercial reasons, and not just to be utter
>>>bastards.  The question is: what _specifically_ are those commercial
>>>reasons?  How do they make more money if they depeer?
>>>
>>>I get the vague idea that other networks will now have to pay more to
>>>get onto their network, and Telstra will now pay more to go the other
>>>way.  If more traffic goes onto Telstra's network from WIX than off to
>>>WIX, Telstra win.  But then I don't really understand how traffic is
>>>charged for in the big bad world of ISPs, so I'm probably talking out
>>>my rear.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Tony (echo 'spend!,pocket awide' | sed 'y/acdeikospntw!,
>>
>>/l at omcgtjuba.phi/')
>>
>>Hey Tony,
>>
>>Yeah - true.
>>
>>Because TelstraClear customers have to go overseas (international traffic) 
>>to get to a server that's on WIX now y'see.
>>
>>If you can, I strongly suggest if you're a TelstraClear customer, that you 
>>change ISPs.
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Jeremy Naylor
>>p: +64 21 374 689
>>e: jeremy.naylor at r2.co.nz
>>w: http://www.r2.co.nz/~jeremy
>>w: http://e-living.wellington.net.nz 
>>
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